Chicken Tikka Masala
Though it is not traditionally an Indian side dish consider serving Chicken Tikka Masala with a side green vegetable making it a more nutritious option for your family.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into bite sized pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder or garam masala if you prefer
Onions
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion finely chopped
Spice Mixture
- 4 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger or 1 T freshly grated ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper more if you like the heat
Cream
- 2 cups passata or crushed tomatoes (500 ml)
- 1 cup heavy cream (35%)
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions
- In a small bowl prepare garlic and measure out spice mixture, set aside. In another small bowl put finely chopped onions. Now chop your chicken into bite sized pieces.
- In your non-stick 12 inch skillet heat oil over medium high heat.
- Add 1/2 chicken and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon curry powder. Cook chicken until it is a nice caramel colour - approximately 5 minutes, stirring when needed. Chicken does not need to be cooked through at this point. Remove, set aside on a plate and repeat with remaining chicken.
- In the same pan melt 2 tablespoons butter. Saute onions for approximately 5 minutes until transulcent and soft. Turn heat down to medium if onions are browning quickly.
- To the onion mixture add garlic and spices. Continue stirring until garlic is cooked and spices are fragrant about 2 minutes.
- Stir in tomato passata and reserved chicken and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add all remaining ingredients; cream paprika and sugar and simmer the sauce for 30 minutes until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened. Taste and add an additional 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt and/or 1 teaspoon sugar if required.
